Debagarh
district of Odisha has total population of
312,520
as per the Census 2011. Out of which
158,230
are males while
154,290
are females. In 2011 there were total
75,452
families residing in Debagarh district. The Average Sex
Ratio of Debagarh district is
975.

As per Census 2011 out of total population,
7.2%
people lives in Urban areas while
92.8%
lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 83.4% while that in the rural areas is 71.7%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Debagarh district is 936 while that of Rural areas is 978.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Debagarh
district is 39917 which is
13%
of the total population. There are 20718 male children
and 19199 female children between the age 0-6 years.
Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Debagarh is
927
which is
less
than Average Sex Ratio (975) of Debagarh district.

The total literacy rate of
Debagarh district is
72.57%. The male literacy rate is 71.19% and the female
literacy rate is 55.2% in Debagarh district.

Population

312,520

Literacy

72.57%

Sex Ratio

975

To facilitate the administration, Debagarh district is further
divided into
4
Blocks (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting
sub-districts. Blocks consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Debagarh Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Debagarh district.

Total

Male

Female

Children (Age 0-6)

39,917

20,718

19,199

Literacy

72.57%

71.19%

55.2%

Scheduled Caste

52,112

26,343

25,769

Scheduled Tribe

110,400

55,126

55,274

Illiterate

114,701

45,581

69,120

Caste-wise Population - Debagarh district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes
16.7%
while Schedule Tribe (ST) were
35.3%
of total population in Debagarh district of Odisha.

Total

Male

Female

Schedule Caste

52,112

26,343

25,769

Schedule Tribe

110,400

55,126

55,274

Religion-wise Population - Debagarh district

Religion

Total

Male

Female

Hindu

296,001

(94.71%)

149,871

146,130

Muslim

704

(0.23%)

383

321

Christian

14,518

(4.65%)

7,303

7,215

Sikh

53

(0.02%)

32

21

Buddhist

102

(0.03%)

47

55

Jain

7

(0%)

3

4

Other Religion

409

(0.13%)

208

201

No Religion Specified

726

(0.23%)

383

343

Literacy Rate - Debagarh district

The total literacy rate of
Debagarh district was 72.57% in 2011 which is
less
than average literacy rate 72.87% of Odisha. Population-wise, out of total
197,819 literates,
males were 112,649 while females were 85,170.
Also the male literacy rate was 81.92% and the female
literacy rate was 63.05% in Debagarh district.

Debagarh district

Odisha

Female

63.05%

64.01%

Male

81.92%

81.59%

Total

72.57%

72.87%

Sex Ratio - Debagarh district

The Sex Ratio of Debagarh district is
975
. Thus for every 1000 men there were
975
females in Debagarh district. Also as per Census
2011, the Child Sex Ration was
927
which is
less
than Average Sex Ratio (
975
) of Debagarh district.

Population Density - Debagarh district

The total area of Debagarh district is
2,940 km2.
Thus the density of Debagarh district is
106
people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of
Census 2011, around
24
sq. km. area is under urban region while
2,916
sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Debagarh district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Debagarh, 7.16% people lived in urban regions
while 92.84% in rural areas. The total figure of population
of urban population was 22,390 out of which 11,564 were males while remaining 10,826 were females.
In rural areas of Debagarh, male population was 146,666
while female population was 143,464.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Debagarh was 936 females per 1000 males.
Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Debagarh was 929
girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Debagarh were 2,585 which is 11.55% of total urban population.
Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Debagarh was 978 females
per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Debagarh was 927 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Debagarh for urban regions was 83.41 percent in which
males were 89.13% literate while female literacy stood at
77.3%. The total literate
population of Debagarh was 197,819. Similarly in rural areas of Debagarh, the
average literacy rate was 71.72 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females
stood at 81.34% and
61.96% respectively. Total literates in rural areas
of Debagarh were 181,300.

Rural

Urban

Population %

92.84%

7.16%

Total population

290,130

22,390

Male population

146,666

11,564

Female population

143,464

10,826

Sex ratio

978

936

Child sex ratio (0-6 age)

927

929

Child population

37,332

2,585

Literates

181,300

16,519

Average literacy

71.72%

83.41%

Male literacy

81.34%

89.13%

Female literacy

61.96%

77.3%

Child Population - Debagarh district

According to Census 2011, there were
39,917
children between age 0 to 6 years in Debagarh district. Out of
which
20,718
were male while
19,199
were female.

Working Population - Debagarh district

In Debagarh district out of total population, 165,435 were
engaged in work activities. 50.4% of
workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months)
while 49.6% were
involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 165,435 workers
engaged in Main Work, 32,084 were cultivators (owner or co-owner)
while 24,462 were Agricultural labourer.